A New Zealand man gets life in prison for killing a British woman backpacker
WELLINGTON - A 28-year-old man who murdered a British woman backpacker in New Zealand was handed life imprisonment with a minimum of 17 years behind bars, one of the longest sentences given in a country where serious crime was once considered rare.
Millane went missing in Auckland on Dec. 1, 2018, while on a backpacking tour through New Zealand after finishing university. Police found her body several days later in a shallow grave in a bushland just a few meters from a scenic drive in hills west of the city. Justice Simon Moore opted for a non-parole period of 17 years, one of the longest stretches ever handed down to a murderer in New Zealand, 1NEWS said.But Millane was vulnerable and appeared to be restrained.
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